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KS Proud Boy who stormed Capitol released from prison early. He got thousands in donations

Kansas City Star
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William "Billy" Chrestman has been released from custody after serving 44 months of a 55-month sentence.

He was convicted of threatening officers and breaching the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

The Kansas City -area Proud Boy went from singing in the J6 Prison Choir at a D.C. jail to a halfway house in the Kansas City area.

As trials began, supporters could often be found wandering the halls of the U.S. District Courthouse for the District of Columbia .

Families and supporters began raising money, establishing fundraisers to help pay for legal fees and other expenses.

One anonymous donor gave $ 5,000 ; another sent $ 2,500 in two months .

The federal Bureau of Prisons ’ website listed his release date as Oct. 24 .

On Friday , it said he was no longer in federal custody as of Oct. 9 .

One of the two felonies he pleaded guilty to was overruled in June by the U.S. Supreme Court .

He did not appear to believe that he had done anything wrong.

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English

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